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KO 8: End Game PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twist (ranked 24926 p4p, 6530 weight class) and Gueremo Dos Santos (ranked 779 p4p, 690 weight class). Tony Twist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gueremo Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Twist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Twist lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Twist misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Twist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Twist won't be happy with that.
Dos Santos stands up and beckons Twist to his feet.
Twist just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tony Twist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Twist scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Twist throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
As Twist backs off Dos Santos throws a huge counter combo but Twist manages to avoid it all.
Twist darts in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets double underhooks and turns Twist into the cage.
Twist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Twist lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Twist is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos's coach down at Bennies Boppers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dos Santos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Twist lands an elbow inside.
Twist scores a nice knee to the body.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Twist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee calls for Twist to work.
Twist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Twist has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twist tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Twist tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Twist manages to break the clinch.
Twist forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Twist unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Twist just leaning against Dos Santos, taking a breather.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
Twist tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Twist fails to pull guard.
Twist trying to land knees to the body.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Twist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Twist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Twist throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a counter combo.
Twist darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
Twist has Dos Santos pushed against the cage.
Twist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twist misses with an elbow strike.
Dos Santos tries to break the clinch but Twist is controlling the position.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Twist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Twist lands a knee to the body.
Twist will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Twist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos Santoss head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Twist.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twist dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Twist lands a jab-cross combination.
Twist throws a head kick that misses.
Twist moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Twist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Twist connects with the punch.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Twist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Santos is fending him off so far but Twist persists. Nope, Dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos is looking to chop away at Twist's legs.
Twist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Twist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Twist does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Twist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Twist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Twist throws knees to the body.
Twist lands an elbow inside.
Twist struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Santos controls his hands.
Twist scores a nice knee to the body.
Twist landing knees to the body.
Twist missing with knees to the body.
Twist with a knee to the head.
Twist unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Twist scores a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Twist obliges.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Twist lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Twist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Twist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Twist wants to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Twist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Twist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Twist throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Twist moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Twist breaks from the clinch.
Twist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Twist lands a head kick!
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Twist throws a body kick that misses.
Twist lands with a kick to the ribs.
Twist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Twist counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Twist crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Twist scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Twist.
Twist lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Twist will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Twist won't allow it.
Twist controlling the action here for a moment.
Twist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twist dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Twist throws a wild body kick that Dos Santos sees coming a mile off.
Twist dips to his left and cracks Dos Santos with an uppercut!
Twist wants to slow Dos Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Twist throws the kick towards the body but Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Twist.
Twist instigates a clinch.
Twist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Twist won't allow it.
Twist throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twist pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twist is working an open guard so Dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Twist backs away looking to recover.
 Twist is rocked!
 It looks like Tony Twist has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos steps in with a hook that catches Twist right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dos Santos follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Twist looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gueremo Dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorin Eikeskjold (ranked 24970 p4p, 6282 weight class) and Dr Oraq (ranked 699 p4p, 652 weight class). Dr Oraq will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thorin Eikeskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Oraq!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oraq throws a body shot but no joy.
Oraq is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eikeskjold drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eikeskjold is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oraq tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eikeskjold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Eikeskjold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eikeskjold advances to half guard.
Oraq wants to improve his position but Eikeskjold is controlling well.
Oraq is looking to get back to full guard here but Eikeskjold has managed to pass to side control instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oraq is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oraq tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Eikeskjold cracks Oraq with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Oraq from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Oraq takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Eikeskjold controls the action.
Oraq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eikeskjold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eikeskjold has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oraq tries to roll but Eikeskjold sticks to his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oraq is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eikeskjold is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Eikeskjold throwing damaging strikes from the back! Oraq could be in trouble here!
Eikeskjold trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Oraq doesn't escape.
Eikeskjold punishes Oraq with strikes from the back mount.
 Oraq is rocked!
Eikeskjold is landing big shots and Oraq is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorin Eikeskjold!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Son Miyagi Do (ranked 6403 p4p, 6740 weight class) and Jonah Jones (ranked 661 p4p, 678 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Son Miyagi Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonah Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miyagi Do throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Miyagi Do moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miyagi Do.
Miyagi Do takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Daniel Son Miyagi Do has been cut.
Miyagi Do will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones blocks a head kick by Miyagi Do.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Miyagi Do. Miyagi Do gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miyagi Do.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyagi Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miyagi Do avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miyagi Do, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones is working Miyagi Do over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
Miyagi Do is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Miyagi Do is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miyagi Dos head.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones works on Miyagi Do's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Miyagi Do backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones throws a big uppercut that drops Miyagi Do! More strikes from Jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Miyagi Do lies dazed against the cage as Jones celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonah Jones!
Jonah Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Blanco (ranked 6573 p4p, 6768 weight class) and Doug Williams (ranked 593 p4p, 606 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerardo Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Williams!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco misses with the combination.
Blanco throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams gets a clinch.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blanco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blanco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blanco misses with the combination.
Williams moves away from the strike by Blanco.
Blanco seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Williams has Blanco up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Blanco's head.
Blanco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Blanco blocks with his arms.
Williams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Blanco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blanco misses with a straight left.
Blanco scores with a punch to the head.
Williams moves out of range as Blanco strikes.
A big right from Blanco misses.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanco misses with a hook
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blanco throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanco circles away.
Blanco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blanco loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Blanco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams slips under a jab from Blanco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco breaks the clinch.
Blanco is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blanco, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gerardo Blanco has been cut.
Williams pushes Blanco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Blanco won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Blanco manages to break the clinch.
Blanco swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Williams tries to clinch but Blanco is having none of it.
Blanco misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blanco misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Blanco throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blanco misses with a two punch combination.
Williams blocks a jab.
Blanco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco misses with a body shot
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Blanco manages to break the clinch.
Blanco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blanco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gerardo Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Blanco misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Williams wants to clinch up but Blanco keeps it at a distance.
Blanco throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Blanco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams is working for takedown but Blanco is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blanco breaks the clinch.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Blanco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanco connects with a looping right hand.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blanco.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blanco throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blanco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blanco just misses with a punch to the body.
Blanco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blanco throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blanco swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Gerardo Blanco's cut is getting worse.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blanco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanco breaks the clinch.
Blanco scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Blanco throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doug Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerardo Blanco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blanco throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blanco throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Blanco breaks from the clinch.
Blanco throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch but Blanco is having none of it.
Gerardo Blanco is winning the standup battle so far.
Blanco gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Blanco avoids the damage to the body.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blanco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams walks into a left hand.
 It looks like Doug Williams has been cut.
Blanco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams wants to clinch.
Blanco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams rushes Blanco and presses him up against the cage.
Blanco avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blanco breaks from the clinch.
Blanco lands a head shot.
Blanco throws a big shot that misses.
Blanco throws a poor cross that misses
and Blanco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Blanco.
Blanco breaks from the clinch.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams clinches.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams drives through and clinches with Blanco against the cage.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doug Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Blanco blocks it.
Blanco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blanco throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blanco with a body shot.
Blanco misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Blanco throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blanco throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams has Blanco up against the cage in a clinch.
Blanco blocks a body shot from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blanco.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams.
Blanco breaks the clinch.
Blanco misses with a looping right.
Blanco misses with a straight right.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blanco throws a right hand that misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blanco misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Williams misses.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Blanco pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blanco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Blanco pushes him off.
Blanco swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blanco, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blanco's elbow.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Blanco shrugs off.
Blanco dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Blanco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Blanco back into the cage.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blanco avoids it.
Blanco breaks the clinch.
Blanco throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Blanco breaks the clinch.
Jab from Blanco.
Blanco misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams wants to clinch up but Blanco keeps it at a distance.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Blanco misses
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blanco swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Blanco swings widly with a right hand
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blanco throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blanco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blanco.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blanco, pushing him back against the cage.
Blanco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanco circles away.
Blanco misses with a double jab
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gerardo Blanco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blanco misses with a left hand
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blanco swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Blanco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blanco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Blanco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws out a counter right but Blanco avoids it with no problem.
Jab by Williams.
Blanco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams has Blanco up against the cage in a clinch.
Blanco breaks from the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch but Blanco is having none of it.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Blanco manages to break the clinch.
Blanco scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blanco misses with a straight left.
Doug Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Blanco pushes him off.
Blanco swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Blanco misses the jab.
Blanco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blanco just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Blanco manages to break the clinch.
Gerardo Blanco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blanco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Blanco breaks from the clinch.
Blanco swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Blanco throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Blanco misses with a hook
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams is looking to clinch.
A big right from Blanco misses.
A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blanco missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gerardo Blanco.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Williams!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 4267 p4p, 5464 weight class) and Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 530 p4p, 602 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gruber, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunnarsson.
Gruber is trying to break free.
Gruber misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruber controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gruber.
Gruber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruber has a couple of punches blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gruber or not.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gruber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruber working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gruber.
Gunnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gunnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunnarsson pushes Gruber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gunnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruber tries a body shot but Gunnarsson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber has a couple of punches blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunnarsson lands a right hand.
Gunnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruber.
A short uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gruber has had enough of the clinch but Gunnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Gunnarsson lands a right hand.
Gunnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson.
Gruber is breathing heavily.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Gruber controls the action.
Gruber takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gruber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson cracks Gruber with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Gunnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Gruber's head.
Gunnarsson lands a big head kick that sends Gruber tumbling to the mat! Gunnarsson takes a step backwards and waves Gruber back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gruber is rocked!
A punch combination from Gunnarsson misses.
Oh Gruber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunnarsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gruber seems to have got his legs back now.
Gunnarsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson pushes Gruber up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is working Gruber over against the cage.
Gunnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gunnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gunnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Gunnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunnarsson misses with a body punch.
Gunnarsson pushes Gruber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Gruber controls the action.
Gunnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gruber backwards.
Gunnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunnarsson dips a shoulder and cracks Gruber with a mighty uppercut! Gruber falls back against the cage and Gunnarsson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gruber is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gunnarsson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
Our winner, Gunnar Gunnarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between French Idiot (ranked 5339 p4p, 3130 weight class) and Danny Dudley (ranked 596 p4p, 392 weight class). French Idiot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, French Idiot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley misses with a body kick.
Dudley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dudley throws a head kick that misses.
Idiot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danny Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dudley trying to pass the guard but Idiot defending well.
Idiot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dudley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dudley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dudley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dudley working Idiot over with strikes.
Idiot is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley moves nicely into side control.
Dudley working the head with strikes.
Dudley working the head with strikes.
Idiot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
It looks like French Idiot has been cut.
Idiot gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Idiot is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dudley looking to finish Idiot with some ground and pound. This is bad for Idiot!
French Idiot's cut is getting worse.
Dudley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Idiot looks a forlorn figure.
French Idiot's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley tries to control but Idiot wriggling away.
Dudley is landing with some decent strikes but Idiot is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Idiot is rocked!
Jeez, French Idiot's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at French Idiot's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danny Dudley!
An out of breath Danny Dudley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Grayson (ranked 4199 p4p, 3396 weight class) and Ronaldo Messi (ranked 457 p4p, 385 weight class). Grayson comes to the cage accompanied by My Brother's Eyes. Ronaldo Messi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacob Grayson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Messi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi lands with a nice body punch.
Grayson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grayson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Messi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grayson misses with a punch on the inside.
Messi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Messi working aggressively here.
Grayson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Messi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Messi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grayson tries to circle away but Messi has him pinned against the cage.
Messi works on Grayson's body with a couple of short punches.
Grayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Messi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Messi has a couple of punches blocked by Grayson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grayson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grayson is looking to break free of the clinch but Messi has double underhooks.
Grayson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Messi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grayson working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi lands a shoulder strike.
Grayson can't break the clinch.
Grayson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Messi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grayson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacob Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Messi is out of range.
Grayson tries to land a leg kick but Messi saw it coming and moves away.
Messi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Messi has Grayson up against the cage in a clinch.
Grayson misses with a punch on the inside.
Messi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Messi misses with a punch to the body.
Grayson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Messi has him pressed against the cage.
Messi lands with a short shot to the head.
Messi misses with a body punch.
Grayson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grayson tries to break free but Messi pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson blocks an uppercut.
Messi lands with a right to the head.
Messi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messi scores with a shoulder strike.
Messi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Messi.
Grayson is rocked!
Grayson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oh Grayson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Messi fails to land.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Messi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Messi throws a punch but it's blocked by Grayson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Messi keeps control of Grayson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grayson blocking some punches.
Messi swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grayson misses with some punches.
Grayson seems to have got his legs back now.
Messi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Grayson with a big uppercut! Grayson tries to clinch up but Messi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Grayson to the mat! Grayson covers up and Messi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ronaldo Messi!
A very excited looking Ronaldo Messi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch McGregor (ranked 1887 p4p, 3331 weight class) and Nikita Koloff (ranked 206 p4p, 379 weight class). Mitch McGregor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikita Koloff!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor throws a leg kick
and Koloff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koloff.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Koloff.
McGregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGregor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGregor thows a body kick. Koloff tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koloff looks to land a left hand but McGregor moved out of range nicely.
McGregor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mitch McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Nikita Koloff has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGregor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff scores with a decent looking hook.
McGregor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice shot lands for McGregor.
Koloff misses with a few strikes there.
McGregor cracks a nice hook into Koloff's ribs.
McGregor connects with a body shot.
Koloff throws a sloppy body shot
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor throws a body punch but Koloff moves out of range.
Koloff is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGregor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koloff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGregor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koloff's knee momentarily.
McGregor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koloff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koloff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Koloff looks winded!
McGregor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koloff takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGregor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGregor.
Koloff misses with a lunging right hand
and McGregor counters with an outside leg kick.
McGregor throws a nice head kick!
McGregor connects with a solid leg kick.
Koloff takes one on the button.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Koloff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGregor feints and then cracks Koloff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koloff down.
McGregor feints and then cracks Koloff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koloff down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koloff swings widly with a right hand
and McGregor counters with a thumping low kick.
McGregor lands a head shot.
McGregor slips under a jab from Koloff.
Koloff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
McGregor with a nice calf kick.
McGregor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koloff doesn't seem bothered though.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koloff was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
McGregor takes a swing at Koloff's ribcage but misses.
Koloff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGregor throws a body punch but Koloff moves out of range.
McGregor lands a head kick. Koloff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koloff swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGregor counters with a thumping low kick.
McGregor works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Koloff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGregor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koloff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
McGregor cracks Koloff with an open hand slap.
McGregor scores with a nice head shot.
Koloff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koloff there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGregor with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor scores with a leg kick.
Koloff throws a combination that misses
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Koloff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch McGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikita Koloff's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McGregor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koloff.
McGregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Koloff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mitch McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Koloff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGregor scores with a leg kick.
Koloff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGregor. McGregor obviously looking to wear him down.
Koloff takes one on the button.
McGregor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGregor throws a shot to the body.
McGregor scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGregor.
McGregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from McGregor misses.
Koloff drops his hands momentarily and McGregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by McGregor.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
Koloff is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGregor with a body shot.
McGregor lands a head kick!
Koloff is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
Koloff looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koloff drops his hands momentarily and McGregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koloff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGregor connects with a leg kick.
McGregor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koloff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McGregor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Koloff cracks McGregor with a good jab.
Koloff misses with a lunging right hand
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koloff throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGregor.
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koloff.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koloff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koloff moves out of range of the strikes.
McGregor lands a nice looking body kick.
Koloff throws a combination that misses
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
McGregor lands a nice looking body shot.
Koloff is breathing heavily.
McGregor cracks Koloff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koloff looks to land a left hand but McGregor moved out of range nicely.
Koloff throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
Koloff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGregor connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor connects with a body shot that sends Koloff's belly button to the back.
Koloff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGregor scores with a leg kick.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koloff can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from McGregor.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Koloff.
McGregor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGregor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koloff will feel that in the morning.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
McGregor lands a head shot.
McGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koloff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koloff looks to land a left hand but McGregor moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koloff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGregor lands a leg kick that knocks Koloff off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from McGregor.
Koloff misses with a wild body shot.
McGregor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koloff tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGregor tried to counter with a leg kick but Koloff avoided it.
McGregor takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGregor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A cross from McGregor lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch McGregor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikita Koloff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McGregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McGregor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koloff if he has to take too many more of those.
Koloff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koloff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGregor feints and then cracks Koloff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koloff down.
Koloff walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGregor.
McGregor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koloff's sensitive parts.
Koloff has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGregor.
Koloff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor connects with an inside leg kick.
McGregor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGregor jabs at Koloff's body.
You can see that Koloff has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
McGregor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koloff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from McGregor.
McGregor lands with an overhand left.
Koloff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGregor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGregor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick from McGregor lands but Koloff takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGregor.
McGregor connects with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGregor.
McGregor scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor digs a good hook to Koloff's body.
It looks like McGregor has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McGregor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koloff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGregor lands with an uppercut that bounces Koloff off the cage and back into range.
Koloff is rocked!
Koloff throws a sloppy body shot
and McGregor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koloff's knee momentarily.
Koloff is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregor finish him?
McGregor throws a leg kick which misses Koloff's front leg but catches the back leg as Koloff tries to avoid it.
Koloff seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheers as McGregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koloff doesn't seem phased though.
McGregor looks for a left high kick but can't connect. McGregor backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Koloff's temple! It sends Koloff violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as McGregor celebrates and the doctors try to help Koloff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Mitch McGregor!
Mitch McGregor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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